American National Biography

http://www.anb.org/articles/index.html

Database Description

• provides biographies of people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture
• provides biographies of more than 18,000 men and women from all walks of American life
• contains full-text articles and citations
• winner of the American Library Association’s Dartmouth Medal as the best reference work of the year in 1999
• contains more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references updated quarterly with hundreds of new entries and revisions each year

WHERE CAN WE FIND THIS INFORMATION?

Accessing the Database

• No passwords or login required
• To enter database, click the American National Biography URL under the UHS Databases

HOW CAN YOU ACCESS THE DATABASE REMOTELY?

Using the Database

Using the database

• search by text
• search by name
• search an article or bibliography

HOW?

Advanced Search Function

• You can search special collections
• You can search for articles with illustrations
• You can search birth date, death date, birth place
• You can select the number of hits to display per page

HOW?

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